Mobility

In the light of the critical role of the minibus taxi industry in public transport and the need for ongoing regulation and enforcement:

(a)(i) How many operating licenses have been allocated in each municipality within the province, (ii) how many of those operating licenses are currently active and in good standing per municipality,

(b) what is the current level of demand for taxi operating licenses in the province, (i) in terms of the number of applications received per year versus (ii) the number of licences the Provincial Regulatory Entity (PRE) is able to issue,

(c) how many provincial fines have been issued to minibus taxi operators in the past 12 months,

(d) how many arrests have been made under provincial traffic enforcement linked to taxi-related offences over the same period,

(e) how many taxis have been impounded under the authority of the Provincial Traffic Services during this period and

(f) what are the typical offences or reasons that lead to these provincial-level fines, arrests, or impoundments?